Angela Dean's new arrival weighed 6lb 6oz when he made his entrance into the world at 6.54pm 6/6/06. But when it came to choosing a name, Damian was never an option.

That was the name given to the demonic child in the classic horror film The Omen. 666 is mentioned in the Bible and is supposedly the mark of the devil.And this year many mothers-to-be dreaded the thought of giving birth on June 6, 2006. Some even had their pregnancy induced to avoid the day.But when Angela's baby boy made his appearance in the world, the 24-year-old mum from Middlesbrough declared: "We have called him Robbie.

"We wouldn't call him Damian, that's terrible."

Angela, of Northwood, Acklam, was due to give birth on June 14.

But Robbie decided he wasn't going to wait that long.

Angela said: "I wasn't due until next Wednesday.

"My sister phoned me up and mentioned the date.

"She said 'Please don't go into labour on Tuesday'.

"Everyone was phoning me, making it worse."

But that was exactly what happened, and her second child was born at James Cook University Hospital on that very date.

Angela said: "It was really painful. Even the midwife said she has never heard anyone scream so loud.

"Everyone was joking, saying I bet it weighs 6lb 6oz. He did!

"Everyone was pretty shocked. It was a bit spooky."

She said Robbie, named after Liverpool footballer Robbie Fowler, was doing fine.

Angela said: "He is just really quiet. All the other babies cry quite a lot."

Angela's sister Sue Dean, who works for the Evening Gazette and lives in Acklam, said: "It was a while before we weighed him. We did joke with the nurses, imagine if he weighed 6lb 6oz?

"Shortly after they did, we did have a giggle when he weighed in at exactly that.

"We just laughed it off. It was just a bit of a giggle. We are not superstitious.

"In all seriousness, though, he is gorgeous. "

Robbie, a brother for four-year-old Joshua, was born on the same day the remake of the 1976 chiller The Omen was given its worldwide release.

But unlike Damian in the film, he's not a little devil.

Sue said: "He is just really content. He is really chilled out, he is lovely."